Europe sparkles in the winter and Christmas decorations are everywhere. It’s a magical time to travel even though there’s a chill in the air. I can’t help but reminisce about a river cruise we took in November and December of 2013 with AmaWaterways. Starting in Budapest, we floated up the Danube, disembarking to visit glittering Christmas Markets throughout German Bavaria … [Read more...]

We've been on 3 European trips during the winter. We went to Spain in March, Poland and then a Christmas Market tour on the Danube from Budapest to Prague in Nov, Dec, and then Italy for 3 weeks, a cruise on the Mediterranean and London also in Nov, Dec. Being a Southern Californian gal from Los Angeles, I wasn't used to dealing with cold weather and had to find warm clothes … [Read more...]

In November 2013, I went on my first European river cruise aboard the AmaWaterways Amacerto. We boarded the ship in Budapest, Hungary. It took us up the Danube to Melk and Vienna in Austria with a side trip to Salzburg, Linz, Passau, Regensburg, and Nurnberg in Germany, and ended with a bus ride to Prague in the Czech Republic. To say that I love this way of traveling would be … [Read more...]

We continued our AmaWaterways river cruise up the Danube passing through Austria. The theme of our river cruise was the Christmas markets. By the time we landed in Vienna, the markets were in full throttle. Both Vienna and Salzburg are filled with music. We went to a concert in Vienna and Salzburg is the home of Mozart.
The hills are alive, with the sound of music . . … [Read more...]

Christmas in Europe is gloriously festive, especially at the Christmas Markets. There’s nothing as magical as walking among medieval buildings decorated and dressed up with lights for the holidays. Dozens of wooden huts stand in old town center squares filled with holiday ornaments, steaming hot food, sweets, and warm Glühwein. (traditional hot mulled wine) that’s served in a … [Read more...]

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